Value of Pharmacist Medication Interviews on Optimizing the Electronic Medication Reconciliation Process
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Value of the Pharmacist in the Medication Reconciliation Process.
Involving pharmacists in the process of comparing the medications that should be ordered for a patient with the new medications that are currently ordered and resolving differences improves accuracy, decreases mortality, and improves transitions of care.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Hospital Pharmacy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0018-5787,1945-1253
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4906-530